The latest issue of ISMP’s QuarterWatch™ (see box at end of article) compares the markedly different safety profiles of the five leading pharmaceutical approaches to contraception: Combination oral contraceptive pills , which combine ethinyl estradiol with a chemical variant of progesterone, and...
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Whether you have experienced a medication error in your organization or you are proactively implementing prevention strategies, you are not alone. Thousands of organizations worldwide have relied on ISMP's resources for institutional change to reduce errors on a daily basis. These resources are developed from ISMP's review of reports through its national error reporting programs, peer-reviewed articles in its publications, and/or consensus gathering summits on topics pertinent to specific errors or hazards. ISMP offers a wide range of downloadable and easy to use resources. Many are free.
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An exhaustive account of frustrations, difficulties, misspent resources, and safety concerns came across loud and clear from respondents who participated in our August through October 2017 national survey on drug shortages. 1 Most respondents to the survey confirmed that drug shortages during the 6...
ISMP celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Cheers Awards at B.B. King's Blues Club in Orlando, FL on December 5, 2017.
Some hospitals have been working towards interoperability between smart infusion pumps and the electronic health record (EHR) so data can be shared between the two systems. With this level of bidirectional interoperability, infusion parameters are wirelessly transmitted from the EHR to prepopulate...
In June through August 2017, we invited readers of our acute care, community/ambulatory care, long-term care, and nursing newsletters to complete an online survey about the texting of medical orders in healthcare. We sincerely thank the 778 respondents who completed the survey, which included nurses...
The latest issue of ISMP’s QuarterWatch™ provides a review of drug safety issues identified through 297,010 new adverse drug event reports submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) during the first quarter of 2017, including more than a quarter (26...
ISMP has recently received several reports about barcode scanning difficulties with products that could previously be scanned without problems. One issue is that the linear barcode on the FLOVENT HFA (fluticasone) inhaler was recently repositioned in a horizontal orientation around the circumference...
To safely prepare and administer an injectable medication, practitioners must follow aseptic technique, avoid reuse of single-dose or single-use vials, use needles and syringes just once for only 1 patient, and never reenter a medication container with a used needle or syringe. However, the results...
Without a doubt, we consider the series of ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment ® tools to be among the most important activities we’ve undertaken to help advance medication error prevention efforts. This week, ISMP is excited to announce it is launching a groundbreaking new medication safety self...